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Paris-based agency JCPCDR Architecture has invented an oak table that raises and lowers from the ceiling using a mechanism that looks like seat belts to save on space. Read more View the full article

The best architecture and design positions available on Dezeen Jobs this week include roles at Santiago Calatrava, Arup and Heatherwick Studio. Read more

Dezeen Watch Store: Simply Elegant is the second watch inspired by iconic Swiss railway clocks from Mondaine at Dezeen Watch Store. (more...) View the full article

British designer Ilse Crawford features in the latest short film released by Danish tap manufacturer Vola, exploring the impact of design on human wellbeing. Read more View the full article

Threefold Architects has overhauled this terraced house in London to include cut-back floors offering glimpses between its various levels. Read more View the full article

Chilean architects Alejandro Soffia and Gabriel Rudolphy were set a strict budget for this seaside guesthouse complex, so they used standard dimensions to get as much value as possible out of their building materials (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The sofa is one of the most well-used pieces of furniture in the home, so it's a good way to make a statement. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out seven new designs that do exactly that. Read more View the full article

Are you exhibiting or holding an event in Milan this April? If so, get your event listed in Dezeen Events Guide, which is launching a special section dedicated to the world's biggest design fair. Read more View the full article

Piazza Dell'Ufficio by Branch Studio Architects, which was named interior project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, teaches children about the power of design says judge Eva Jiricna in this movie. Read more View the full article

Steel stilts elevate Narula House, a British dwelling on banks of a River Thames tributary that has been designed by John Pardey Architects to endure flooding. Read more View the full article

To celebrate the beginning of spring and warmer weather, we have updated our plant-covered buildings Pinterest board with images from recent projects where botany is considered alongside architecture. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. Read more View the full article

British architect Alison Brooks speaks to Dezeen in this live discussion with Marcus Fairs, as part of our Screentime interview series sponsored by Enscape. Watch the conversation live from 4pm UK time. Read more View the full article

This ambulance station in the Dutch town of Zeist features a curved wooden framework and sloping walls covered with climbing plants to help it blend into its woodland setting (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Stockholm 2014: young designers Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho have designed a series of clothing racks that resemble the regular shape of a wave (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

In this previously unpublished movie filmed by Dezeen, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola explains why she rejected the "very masculine" style of kitchen showrooms to design a retail space for kitchen appliance brand Scholtès. (more...) View the full article

Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including interviews with Marc Newson and Fabio Novembre plus a slick skatepark, outdoor chairs joined like shopping trolleys and shoes with fangs. There are also details of the new larger images on Dezeen our 2012 Dezeen Watch Store collection, plus an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen, plus all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here. Dezeen Mail is sent out every couple of weeks and you can subscribe here. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

French architect Elisabeth Polzella has built a covered market from structural stone and timber for the town of Lamure-Sur-Azergues in the Rhône region of central France. Read more View the full article

The facade of Louis Vuitton's store in Osaka, designed by architects Jun Aoki & Associates and Peter Marino, is based on the sails of old Japanese merchant ships Read more View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Universal Design Studio and Barber Osgerby, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Tom Dixon, AL_A and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese fashion label Issey Miyake has released its second collection featuring graphics created by influential designer Ikko Tanaka. Read more View the full article

Following our recent roundup of stories featuring ice and snow, here’s a timber lodge outside Prague that was photographed days after a blizzard. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Opinion: Dutch architecture firm OMA was among 74 entrants for a competition to design a new footbridge across London's River Thames – but its entry was more about making a statement than trying to win, explains practice partner Reinier de Graaf. (more…)

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed new visuals of its proposed 185-metre tower in Melbourne, which will be made up of four stacked blocks with white filigree facades. Read more View the full article

News: this animation by filmmaker Christian Borstlap celebrates fashion house Louis Vuitton and has won the award for best Dutch design project at this year’s Dutch Design Awards (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Washington DC's African American history museum and a leisure centre designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha are among the six finalists for this year's Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. Read more View the full article